The month of January 2019 witnessed moderate cases of poaching and human-wildlife conflict associated injuries. This month, two elephant carcasses were examined for cause of death in Izera Ranch and Salaita areas of Taita Ranches and Tsavo West National Park respectively. Other cases included treatment of an elephant bull in Ngutuni Conservancy, rescue of an Oryx trapped in Mbololo Standard Gauge Railway Station and euthanasia of a zebra hit by a vehicle along Mombasa- Nairobi highway which sustained fractures. The region is still abundant with forage after last year’s good rains. Temporary water points are slowly drying up and elephants once more will concentrate around the permanent water points in the Park.
